Which animals have a funeral ritual? Detailed answer

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Which animals have a funeral ritual?

Of all animals, except for humans, only elephants have some kind of funeral ritual. After the death of one of the elephants of the herd, the relatives first try to lift it with their trunks and trumpet strongly, and after a while they fall silent and begin to throw tree branches and earth on top of the body. Then for several days the animals do not leave the deceased, observing silence. There are cases when elephants try to bury people in a similar way, and sometimes they mistakenly consider a sleeping person to be dead.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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According to his father's will, Yuri Dmitrievich was to become the Grand Duke of Moscow after the death of his brother Vasily I Dmitrievich, but he was able to take the throne only for a very short time - twice in 1433-1434.

During one of these periods, he ordered the minting of a Moscow coin with the image of his heavenly patron, George the Victorious, slaying the dragon. In the context of that era, the plot was perceived as a sign of the heroic struggle of the Russian people with the "nasty" Golden Horde, on the banners of which a dragon was depicted - an ancient Chinese symbol of happiness.

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